Fishhook holder



BEST AVAELABLE COPY v Marcl m 30 1926 G. w. BOLTO N FISHHOOK HOLDERFiled Nov. 18, 1924 Patented Mai. 30, 1926.

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- GEORGE W. nomomor HIGHLAND PARKQIMICHIGAN.

hiijilieation filed November 18, 1924, i

To all it'may concern I Be "itknown that I, GEORGE BoL'roN,

aicitizen of the United vStates, residing atv Highland Park, in thecounty iof Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fishhook Holders, ofwhich the following is aspecificatiomreference being had therein to the accompanying drawings,This invention relates to devices for hold ing and protecting" fishhooks "and the like,

itsfobject being to provide a device which is simple inconstruction,"cheap to .manu

facture, and adapted to detachablyiholda 1 plurality of fish hookswiththeirj leaders, insucha manner as top reve'nt 1n ury to. the hooksor leaders, and also topreve'nt such hooks where ;a..numberfare carriedin the fishermans kit, trombecoming entangled and their leaders frombecoming kinked'or knotted, and when provided with lures, such asdelicate flies, to protect these flies against 5 injury. ,It is alsoanfobject'to ,p'rovlde means whereby, such hooks may be'quickly and.convenientlyapplied to or detached I from the holder,- and to provide aholderhaving certain other new and useful fea tures, all as hereinaftermore fully set forth ,With the fabov'efa'nd other {endsfin view,the"invention.consists in providing, a board orother comparatively rigidmember having at, one .end thereofopenings orother means to receive andprotect the-barbed or sharp barbless point of the hooks and adjacent tothe hooks, whereby the hooks with their leaders may be detachablysecured inspacedf' parallel relation upon the board wlth theleaders'un'der suflicient tension to hold them fishing tackle. p sistsin' (381138.111 other new and useful features,,all as herelnafter morefully described r and particularly pointed out in the ap} pended claims,reference-being had to the, p

' the slot 13 a portion where the end loop in accompanying drawing, inwhich,

' embodying" the invention, and I flat rectangular 'memberadap'ted toprovide "its opposite end, means for ,detachably en gaging'loops intheends of leaders attached 13 in the v board, the screw-threaded shankFig. Qf'is a side elevation of the same,

partly fi f'awav and 'ipartlr inj tudinalsection, a 7

In the drawing, 1 indicatsia a support or place of attachment 'for a seres of fish hooks 2*{and their leadersf3, Thls support or carrying boardmay beof} any desired size or shape and maybe formed from anysultablematerial but, as shovvn,

it consists of a'fiat wooden' board of rectangular form and providedwith a, series; of bores. or openings 4;]: extending inwardly from oneend" 'of'the boardwiththese'bores connected by aede'ep groove 5.These'iboresg1 are provided to receivethe barbed end; por tion ofthehookgs l3 and, as shown, these hooks may have 'luresf'such as imitationflies 6 attached to their shank portions; The" hooks' shown are thevusual commercial fiy hooks provided with the usual leaders 3 havingloops/7 attheir freeends forjatt-achy ing them to a'fish line when used;1 j

A, 'lurality'ofhook's, either with or with;

out flies, may be attached vto the board by placing the. barbed ,ends of1 the hooks in the openings '4 or inthe groove 5 and then securing themin place by suitabh detach able fastening jmeans, to engage the loops*7, such fasteningmeans being movable longi l tudinally' of thefbo'ardtobe engaged. within the loops and then -moved to stretch orpl'ace 1' theleaders under tension and to hold the hooks withinthe openings'in endcrumboard. ,-These adjustable fastenings each comprise a screw-threadedstud Z-lbolt" IO having'ja flat head 11 at one j'en'd formed with aribi'0r.ribs .12 adjacent said head to engage within allongitu'dinalslotof the'bolt projecting through; the slot and being provided with awinged mini are- V engage the upper side of the b'oarchfand 7 holdthestud in position to which it may be adjusted along the slot Inattaching a ,fish hook to the holder, the, bolt 10 may bequickly-loosened by t-urnin'g its thumb nutandfthen-the bolt moved alongthe leader ofthe hook may heengage'd over 7 the thumb nutLfj'Thenbyagain moving the* bolt, along the slot, the leadermaybe drawn" i aswith other fishingtackle and the hooks may be readily placed upon ortaken from the holder.

'When the fly-hooks are to be carried by I I 1 "Q'I'SJ'COIIlPI'TS'Hl'gsupporting member having the holder, it may be found desirable toprovide a-shield 15 ior protecting these delicateiy constructed fliesagainst injury, and this shieldmay be in the form offa sheet metal'jjpl'a't'e hingedly connected to the end of the 'board-"sothat it maybe'turned to a position to cover and protect the flies :or svvungto aposition :to permit theready removal oifthejjh'ooks'from the'boarid.I'Inthfe construction ts'h'oyvn, the shield 315 isiorm'e'd with ears '16having OPBIIiDgS'fOI' pivot pins 17 driven into the side'iedgespith'eboard 5 near the slotted end thereofi Any suitable form of'shiei-dand means Eor attachingthe I same to the board may be employedwhich vvil'ljpe'rm it ofth'e ready swing-ingot the shield into and outof position over "the flies tocoverthe same as they lie'upon the upperface-of the board. i v

lhe guides which permit of ad ustment otthe bolts are in the form ofslots 13 in the 'bo'ard and these guides are of sufficient 1ength"toprovide for 'attaching leaders and hooks of'diiierent lengths totheboard and forthe movement or the attaching means to draw the leaderstaTut. The -1eaders are therefore firmly held taut upon the "ho aid withthe barbed points of their hooks "engaged Within the openings in theendofthe board to eitfectual-lyj-protect "these points, and iftheleaders are mounted ion the board or member '1 when Wet; they aredried out and left in a "straight condition for use. The

j'be'pla'ced in1the"'fishermans 'k it ivith'iother-tackle Without dangerof injury to the hooks or leaders, and when I these leaders and hooksare removed from the'board there will be (no tendency 'o f'the' leaderstor cur-l, due to their having been held underlension-and strai'glit.The shield 15 also protectst'he fine feathery "parts of the fliesagainst inj'u'ry Wlrilebeing carried in the .kit or in the fisherm-anspocket. H

Theboard or member 'l may have its "side edge or edges -provide'd with aseries of openings #22, for l-eaderless hooks 23 that may have barbs orsimply sharp points, thehoo'ks being forced into the openi-ngsQQ toengage int-he board or memberan d thus be held in engagement therewith.It is therefore possible to carry different kinds of hooks, and ifthe-openings 22 arev'p lac-ed with that end of the board or member 1opposite the shield 15, it is obvious that another shield can beprovided to protect and assist in preventing displacement of theleaderless hooks 23.

Obviously any suitable means for adjustably and detachably holding theleaders un- 'der tension may be employed and 'other means at one endthereof to receive the barbed point of a hook, andnut equipped boltsadjacent'the opposite end 'o'f'sai'd supporting member adapted to havethe nuts thereoit engage a loop in the leader, "said means beingadjustable longitudinally of said support to eX'ertfa pulluponsaiidleader to hold the same taut andto hol d'sai'f'd" barbed point of thehook engaged With-said" means upon the support. V

2. A holder for fish hooks including a board having openings boredinwardfly a screw action to .be ifiction'aily' heldinad comprising aboard provided with a pl'urah ity of holes bored inWardlyiromthe end "ofthe board to receive the barbe d and .curved endgportions of hooksWit'hth'e shanks ofth'e hooks and their j'ilies lying 'uponthefuppersurface of the board adjacent said fiend, means for holding' the severalleaders forthe hooks in spaeedfpa'rallel relationu'pfon the upper sideof the board, and a shield to:

4. A holderior fly hooks as characterized.

in claim '3, and wherein saidshield' is pivotally attached to the boardto "be "swung thereon from over saidflies; o r

5. :A holder for 'fi'shhddks andth'eirleafders, which holder consists ofa'flat board having openings in one endthereo'fto receive the barbedends of the hooks, and provided with a. series of longitudinal slotsadjacent the opposite end of the board, and nutequipped bolts adjustable along said 'sl'otsli with the bolt nuts arranged for engaging loopedends of leaders I 6.- A holder or fish hooks andth'eir leaders,comprising a slotted boarddmvi'ngfone end thereoi fashioned to receive"the barbed ends of the hooks, and"bolts'passi'ng through 1,578,631 I v Yand adjustable within said slots in said said hooks held in the edge ofthe board and board, said bolts being provided with nuts a swingableshield carried by opposite side 10 i Q to engage in the hook leaders onthe upper edges of the board and .adapted in a closed side of the boardand-hold said nuts in the position to extend over the fly portion of theposition to which they are adjusted along nooks and in an openpositionextendin'gunsaid slots. 1 dersaid boardrf v 7. A holder for fly' hooks,comprising a In testimony whereofl afliX my signature.

board adapted to have the pointed ends of g

